Death is not always Physical! Sometimes it is Spiritual or Emotional. We die a thousand deaths every day!

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1 Precious Blood Cathedral 778 Queen Street East, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario P6A 2B1 Tel: / Fax: / pbcathedral@on.aibn.com Journey jointhejourney@shaw.ca Fifth Week of Lent March 18, 2018 Pastor : Rev. Father Hamish Currie Assistant Pastor : Rev. Father Arulkumar Parish Secretary : Sue St. Jules Office Hours : 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM Sunday Masses : Saturday Vigil Mass : 5:00 PM Sunday : 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM and 8: 30 PM Weekday Masses : 8:00 AM No Mass on Wednesdays Sacrament of Penance : Saturday : 4:15 PM to 4:45 PM Baptism : Usually on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Please make arrangements one month in advance by contacting the Parish Office. Marriages : Please make marriage arrangements 6 months in advance by contacting the Parish office. Papal Blessing : Please allow at least 6 months for Papal Blessing to arrive after the request has been made. Knights of Columbus : Ed Corelli CWL President : Maureen Gooderham Liturgical Music/Choir : Bruce Douville bruce.douville@gmail.com Bulletin Announcements : yours to pbcathedral@on.aibn.com before 11:00 AM Wednesday Prayer Line : Corona McNally Death is not always Physical! Sometimes it is Spiritual or Emotional. We die a thousand deaths every day! There are the Deaths of Relationships, Marriages, Hopes, Dreams, Careers, Health and Beliefs. But this is not the end! Resurrection is Always Hidden within Death!

2 Page 2 Precious Blood Cathedral Scripture Readings: March 19 to March 26, 2018 Monday 2 Samuel 7.4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Matthew 1.16, 18-21, 24a Tuesday Numbers ; John Wednesday Daniel , 24, 49-50, ; John Thursday Genesis ; John Friday Jeremiah 20.7, ;John Saturday Ezekiel ; John Monday, Mar 19 8:00 A.M. Mass of Thanksgiving by Denis & Gerri Chateau Tuesday, Mar 20 łvan McMillan by Son Chris & Family No Mass Wednesday, Thursday, Friday As Father Hamish & Father Kumar will attend Mass of Chrism. 8:00 A.M. Saturday, Mar 24 5:00 P.M. łlonie Kennedy by His Mother łjoan Ann Leahy By Karen & Larry Hepditch & Sharron łmario D Ulisse by Mom & Dad Sunday, Mar 25 9:00 A.M. łalbert & Helen Raymond by Rod & Paula Smith łdaniele Melchiorre by Wife Dina & Children 11:00 A.M. Intention of Parishioners 8:30 P.M. No Intention requested The Stations of the Cross are a powerful way to reflect on the Passion and Death of Christ. Friday mornings in Lent after 8:00 AM Mass Needs of the Church in the Holy Land SPECIAL COLLECTION MARCH 30, 2018 Pilgrimage to Poland, Czechia, Austria & Germany Sept.22 Oct 4, days $ from Sault Ste. Marie Information Meeting April 5, 2018 at 7:00 pm Ste. Anne Room Cathedral Highlights include: Our Lady of Czestochowa (Black Madonna), Divine Mercy Shrine, Auschwitz, Infant of Prague, Benedictine Monastery of Melk, Vienna, Salzburg under spiritual leadership of Fr. Hamish Currie Please contact the office to enroll your child in Reconciliation and First Communion preparation. Classes begin Tuesday May 1, 2018 at 6:30 PM Sunday Collections March 11, 2018 $3, Thank you for your continued generosity!

3 Precious Blood Cathedral Page 3 Journey Lottery Take A Book, Sell A Book Thank-you to all that participated in the Journey Lottery Take A Book, Sell A Book campaign, your assistance in selling tickets is truly greatly appreciated. With the draw date only two weeks away on Saturday March 31 st, we need to have ALL tickets collected and turned in by Sunday March 25 th If you have not already turned in your tickets please do so this week, either weekday mornings at the Cathedral Office, weekdays 8:30 to 4:30 at the Centre for Social Justice and Good Works, or at mass next weekend. Thank-you, Mar 24/25 Lectors Eucharistic Ushers Greeters Saturday 5:00 PM Moyra O Pallie Kathleen MacDonald Ann Marie Dupuis Jill Micomonaco Michelle Inch Laura Castellarin Monique Staruck Bernie Lysiak Richard Bubinas John Slobodecki Jean Luc Coudert Sunday 9:00 AM Sunday 11:00 AM Sunday 8:30 PM Evelyn Theriault Louise Bichler Terry Bos Susan Colizza Sonya Masotti Marie Bruno Carmen Sicoly Joanne Dumanski Tom Walton Rico Iacoe John Stadnyk Marlene Zuccato Louise McGuire Terry-Lou Legros Paula Smith John Bruno Veronica Bornyi Bambi Alexander Maria Pasqua Rudy Wheatley Brian Lidstone Ted & Norma Wall Phil Bellerose Tony Pino Gino Filice Terry Zuccato Louise Bichler Agnes Cote Kathleen Carlson Gertrud Wurzer LENTEN PROGRAM - Tuesdays - St. Anne s Room at 7.00 PM Lent is a time to reflect on our relationship with God. Are we living the will of the Father? Is my life centred in Christ? Do I live in the Spirit? This could be your best Lent ever. Join us for Reflection on Scripture for the coming Sunday. Your choice to fit your life. Materials provided. Sessions will include: Background information of the Scriptures of the following Sunday by Fr. Hamish and Fr. Kumar. Time for reflection and prayer. Refreshment and fellowship. Development and Peace Caritas Canada Solidarity Sunday Your Share Lent donation taken up this Sunday will be used to help our brothers and sisters all over the world--- from Lebanon to Cambodia, to Nigeria and South America. The theme of our Share Lent campaign, "Together for Peace", invites us to build peace through dialogue and reconciliation and to consider mercy as a source of hope for the future. This is what Pope Francis underlined on the occasion of the Jubilee of Mercy. " Mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life and instils in us the courage to look to the future with hope." For more information on the work of D&P you can go to or contact your parish representative Jan at jezurawinski@shaw.ca or

4 Page 4 Precious Blood Cathedral NEW EVANGELIZATION SUMMIT - APRIL 27 & 28, 2018 Join thousands of Catholics from across North America for the 2018 New Evangelization Summit. This event is held in Ottawa, but is live-streamed to host sites across Canada, the U.S., and beyond. Once again, Sault Ste. Marie is one of the host sites April 27 & 28 at St. Mary's College (868 Second Line E.). This year's Summit is featuring 8 world-class Catholic speakers including Sr. Ann Shields, George Weigel, Patrick Midland and more. Save the dates! ST. JEROME YOUTH HARDWOOD CLASSIC 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT The 4th Annual St. Jerome Youth Hardwood Classic 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will be held Saturday, April 7 at St. Mary s College (868 Second Line). Boys and girls in grades 5 to 12 (ages 10-18) are invited to register a team of up to four players. Cost to register is $40.00 per team (3-4 players per team). Registration deadline is April 3, Money raised from the event will support St. Jerome EDGE Youth Nights and costs for students to attend the Steubenville Catholic Youth Conference. Registration forms and more information are available at Needed HOST HOMES FOR NET TEAM! The NET team is coming to Sault Ste. Marie to minister to our HSCDSB (Huron Superior) students. We need smoke-free families who can billet pairs/triads of team members for a week or more. The team will be in town from April If you have space to host team members please call Sister Pat Carter at from March Consider being a host family. meparishssm.com/3on3 St. Mary s Ukrainian Church (293 St. George s Ave E.) has scheduled a Parish Lenten Retreat for the following Days: Sunday March 18, Monday March 19, Tuesday March 20, 2018 all at 7:00 p.m. The Retreat Master will be Fr. Daniele Muscolino from St. Jerome s Parish. All Parishioners and Friends of St. Mary s are welcome and encouraged to attend and partake in this Special Lenten Mission. There will be also opportunity for Holy Confession. TONY AND THE TIME MACHINE A BARBERSHOP ODYSSEY Sault Community Theatre Centre Saturday April 7, 2018 at 7:30 PM. Tickets $28.00 all seats. Available at Station Mall Box Office, Hess Jewellers. Bob Shami THIS WEEK AT PRECIOUS BLOOD The Craft Group Will meet on Tues Mar 20th from 12 pm-3pm. The Rosary is recited after each weekday Mass The Choir Rehearsal on Thursday Mar 22nd at 7:30 PM

5 Precious Blood Cathedral Page 5 Catholic Women s League Membership: There are still 15 members who have not renewed their membership. Please call Anne to make arrangements at To receive the League Magazine memberships must be paid by February 15th each year. Blood Donor Clinic: Monday March 19th. Thank you to the three ladies who have volunteered to help. Regional Luncheon: Saturday March 24 at 12 Noon. It will be held at Grand Gardens North and tickets are still available. Please call Louise and she will ensure you have a ticket, General Meeting: Our next meeting will be on Tuesday April 3rd, please mark your calendar and join us. It will be held in St. Anne`s room at 12 Noon Diocesan Convention: Packages are still available for the Annual Convention. So far six ladies are going and if you would like to join us please call Maureen at Verdi Luncheon: Monday April 9th, Thank you to the ladies who have offered to donate food for this luncheon. We ask that this food be brought to the church and left on the pew right inside the back door. Knights of Columbus Happy St. Patrick s Day Irish Blessing May your friends respect you. May troubles neglect you. May the Angels protect you and May Heaven accept you. The next General Meeting on Tuesday, March 20th at 7:00 p.m. We hope that all members will attend. 7th ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT! All children are welcome to participate in the egg hunt that follows 11am mass Easter Sunday. Over 630 plastic eggs filled with goodies & prizes will be hidden, but whomever finds the empty egg wins the grand prize! It will be a fun egg-venture for the kids.. Please note candy & eggs are NOT peanut free. Please bring your own basket!

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8 The Fifth Week of Lent On the Fifth Sunday of Lent, John's Gospel. Jesus says that the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. However, he describes this glory in a surprising way, which explains who he is for us and who we are called to be: Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The first readings this week prepare for the gospels. We begin with the long, but well worth reading, story of Susanna, which ends in blessing God who saves those who hope in him. The bronze serpent on a pole reminds us of Jesus' saving cross. Three young men refuse to commit idolatry and show us how God protects the servants who trusted in him. God entered a covenant with Abraham. In the midst of his persecution, Jeremiah praises God, For he has rescued the life of the poor from the power of the wicked! God promises to unite the people in an everlasting covenant. Our gospels are again from the Fourth Gospel. Presented with a woman caught in adultery, Jesus replies, Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. Reminding us of the bronze serpent and his death, Jesus says, When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I AM. To the children of Abraham and to us Jesus declares, If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. Whoever keeps my word will never see death.... Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM. They heard what they thought was blasphemy and tried to stone him. Jesus simply told the truth, because, the Father is in me and I am in the Father. After the raising of Lazarus, the plans were set to destroy Jesus. The high priest says the prophetic words, it is better for you that one man should die instead of the people, so that the whole nation may not perish. On Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord we make our way into Holy Week. We read the gospel about Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, Paul's invitation to us to imitate Jesus who emptied himself, and the whole Passion, this year from Mark's Gospel.